NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Georgia’s youngest elected mayor was removed from office just 10 months after taking office following allegations of embezzling city funds and exchanging sexually suggestive messages and images with an 18-year-old high school student. Jayden Williams, who recently turned 23, was indicted by the Stockbridge City Council in the city south of Atlanta after taking office in January. “The City of Stockbridge confirms that City Council has taken formal action regarding the Mayor’s Office,” the city said in a statement Sunday. “The mayor has been removed from office.” Williams was accused of using his city purchasing card for more than $4,000 in personal expenses, including restaurant meals, clothing, haircuts and a movie, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. He reportedly spent $2,600 on gas and used a city vehicle for personal purposes.MASSACHUSETTS MAYOR CHARGED WITH WIRE FRAUD IN $1.5M COVID RELIEF SCHEME Jayden L. Williams, 23, was removed from office on Sept. 12, 2026. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)The expense was reported after city workers They noticed unusual transactions involving public funds and immediately notified the city’s administration and legal team. According to Williams’ testimony, he had no intention of using city funds and then returned the money, Fox 5 reported. Additionally, he claimed that the city-issued card looked like his personal card and said he later replaced the cards to avoid future confusion, the outlet reported. FORMER DEMOCRATIC MAYOR OF STATE’S CAPITAL CITY PLEDS GUILTY TO HIS ROLE IN SIX-FIGURE REAL ESTATE BRIBERY SCHEME Mayor Jayden Williams appears at a public investigative hearing on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Stockbridge City Government/Facebook) Separately, Williams was accused of exchanging sexually suggestive messages and images explicit with an 18 year old high school student. A police report noted that Williams committed no criminal offense because the student was considered an adult under Georgia law. However, police referred the matter for an administrative review over potential political and ethical concerns about an elected official’s interactions with a student in what investigators described as a city-affiliated mentoring program, Fox 5 reported. In a statement, Williams previously said he met the individual before taking office and that the student never participated in the city’s “Mayor for a Day” program, which Williams described as not a mentoring program. ORDERED TO PAY $13M “The individual was 18 years old at the time of our communication, meaning we were both adults. I met this individual on November 30, 2025, and our online communication occurred before I took office in January 2026,” he said. Williams became the youngest mayor in Georgia history after campaigning for the position while still attending Clark Atlanta University. Jayden Williams engaged in sexually suggestive conversations with an 18-year-old man who asked to be Williams’ apprentice. (Stockbridge City Government/Facebook) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP He was subsequently stripped of certain official privileges on July 17 as the investigation unfolded, but was never criminally charged in connection with the alleged conduct. Bonny Chu is a breaking news and trends editor for Fox News Digital.
